Karmasutra is visual novel/RPG recently released by Top Hat Studios, Inc. The game adds some spice to the normal VN platform with D&D inspired RPG elements in the mix. You play as a character recently awoken in a heavenly realm known as Tittva. This will test you and push you too the limits as you and other sinners seek to pass this challenge and enter Nirvana

With a unique turn based combat system, you can fight or flee to decide your fate. However be careful, with the tendency to have you opponents clothes rip apart in almost every battle, your encounters could all become rather interesting. On steam the game comes with a free uncensored patch available in the workshop. Bucking the trend of other developers attempting to charge more money for such updates.

The Steam release for the visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus is on sale for today. For those unfamiliar, the synopsis for the story of Steins;Gate is below:

STEINS;GATE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via mail, using a modified microwave. Their experiments into how far they can go with their discovery begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organisation behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor who claims to be from a dystopian future.

Interaction with the game takes place through the “phone trigger” system, where the player can receive calls and text messages and decide whether to reply to them or not, changing the outcome of the game’s plot.

Take advantage of the current Steam sale of KEY’s visual novels, selling at a third of the original price! The most notable sale is the CLANNAD Bundle, which includes the CLANNAD HD Edition, CLANNAD Side Stories, and the sequel Tomoyo After. For fans of the CLANNAD anime, this is preeeeeetty nice. KEY’s other Steam offers also have largely-discounted prices; check out which after the break!

The third game in the Danganronpa series, and also the first spinoff, has been released to Steam!

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is a third-person shooter from the perspective of Komaru Naegi. Travel through the city with Toko Fukawa while solving riddles and puzzles, trying out different types of ammo, and surviving against the endless hordes of Monokumas.

“Komaru Naegi, little sister to Makoto Naegi, has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. One day, she is rescued by Byakuya Togami of Future Foundation, but the rescue is derailed by a sudden attack of hundreds of Monokumas. Komaru soon discovers that the city has been taken over by a group of children calling themselves the Warriors of Hope. Their leader, Monaca, declares that the city will be the site of a “children’s paradise,” and to accomplish this, all the adults will be exterminated. Komaru teams up with Toko Fukawa to try to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city.”

The game is available with both Japanese and English audio and can be purchased from the Steam store for $29.99. It can also be purchased in the Absolute Despair Collection bundle, along with the first two Danganronpa games, for a total of $80.87. This bundle usually features a 10% discount, but thanks to the Steam Summer Sale, the bundle of three games can be purchased for only $53.97 until July 5.

The universally acclaimed and stylish masterpiece, Bayonetta, has finally come to PC with beautiful 60fps and HD resolutions.

The game has full Steam support (including achievements, cloud save, trading cards, leader boards, and big picture mode), enhanced PC graphics options (resolutions up to 4K, anti-aliasing, SSAO lighting, scalable texture and shadow quality, and more), and comes with the option to switch between English and Japanese audio and subtitles!

“Bayonetta. The last survivor of an ancient witch clan who keep the balance between light, dark and chaos. Entombed to protect herself – and the world as we know it – Bayonetta is discovered and revived after 500 years, sparking a chain of events with cataclysmic repercussions.

Thrust straight into battle, with only one clue to her past, Bayonetta must discover the truth and fight for the future. Her daunting conquest sees her face off against countless angelic enemies and giant foes in a game of 100% pure action.”

Bayonetta is available to purchase on Steam as the Digital Deluxe Edition for $19.99. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes a digital OST sampler, digital art book, wallpapers, and avatars at no extra cost. This edition will only be available at this price until April 25 at 6:00pm GMT. The store page can be found right here.

Love, Guitars, and the Nashville Skyline, a casual yuri visual novel developed by Cosmillica and published by Sekai Project, is now available on Steam! The visual novel comes with full Japanese audio and English subtitles.

The game is described on Steam below:

“From Nashville to New York, It’s 800 miles of love. Amanda Etheridge is just an average, closeted lesbian working at an advertising agency in New York… At least until the huge project she was in charge of collapsed through no fault of her own.

Now the former workaholic has been put on paid leave, but without her work, what is there for her to do? Well, her boss did tell her to get out, meet people, and expand her horizons. Guided by the country songs on the radio, she travels to Nashville alone. Reluctantly leaving her old life behind, she arrives in this colorful, musical city — and hears the whisper of an angel.

Sekai Project has put two new game demos up onto Steam today: A Magical High School Girl, developed by illuCalab, and Japanese School Life, developed by code:jp!

A Magical High School Girl is a casual, indie, adventure RPG where you play as a high school girl who is lost in a magical world on her way home. She must survive attacks from strange monsters by using her magic and crafting skills. This game comes with Japanese audio along with the choice of either English or Japanese subtitles.

The game is described on Steam below:

“The magic beckons you.” A Magical High School Girl is a magic crafting rogue-like RPG! The only weapon you possess is the magic you conjure from within. You can freely name your magic. The elemental properties and effects are generated automatically with what you typed in.

Develop the magics you obtain, gain magics from magic stones within the dungeon, and combine to develop even stronger magics.

Japanese School Life is a casual visual novel where you play as Brian, a transfer student, as he tries to get used to Japanese customs while spending a year in a Japanese high school. This game comes with Japanese audio and the option to choose either English or Japanese text, the e-mote system (a feature you may recognize from games like Nekopara), and Nekomimi Mode.

The game is described on Steam below:

Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.

He deepens his friendships with each girl as they teach him how to study and spend time together after school. He gradually is able to survive through the commuter rush, May sickness, the rainy season, and more as he experiences Japanese culture for the first time.

AL･FINE, a simulation role-playing game developed by CrimsonRabbit and published by Sekai Project, has recently been added to Steam!

In this simulation RPG, you play as Louis as he tries to grow his store and overpower his competition. You can customize your store, overtake rival shops, hire adventurers to search for goods in dungeons for you, and become the number one merchant in Notte Luce!

The game is described on Steam below:

“In this world, three races — humans, sprites, and kindred — coexist with their own unique cultures. Some races are on good terms with each other, such as humans and sprites, while others may not get along as well, such as sprites and kindred, but they all live together more or less harmoniously.

Nowhere is that cooperative attitude more apparent than here in the most commercially-developed town on the archipelago, Notte Luce.

The tale about to be told is about a boy named Louis and his experiences in Notte Luce.

Join Louis in his experiences running and managing an item shop in this exciting new simulation game!”